William Henry Bragg Quotes

Whenever we warm our hands by the fire, we allow the energy radiated by the fire to quicken up the movements of the atoms of which the hands are composed. When we cool any substance, we check those movements.

William Henry Bragg

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: physicist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: July 2, 1862 - March 12, 1942

Topics

FireCoolEnergyWarmHandsAtoms

That is why I come forward tonight without any political label, without any bias, but just simply as an Englishman to say to you: a crime is being committed against civilization.

John Amery

ForwardPoliticalYouCivilization

I didn't go nightclubbing much as a teenager in Bournemouth because my friends and I didn't have the money - but we spent a lot of time on the beach, having barbecues, and running into the sea in the middle of the night.

Amanda Holden

SeaTimeMoneyBeachNightFriends

As long as I had easy access to psychedelics at the government-sponsored research project, most of my energy went into psychedelic sessions.

Stanislav Grof

ResearchEnergyLongEasyProject

I have been maligned as taking advantage of others' hardship in order to make a buck. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Steve Mnuchin

TruthNothingHardshipOthersOrder

Henry Kissinger never wanted the 20,000 pages of his telephone transcripts made public - not while he was alive, at any rate.

Robert Dallek

AliveNeverTelephoneMadeHeHis

Argument is conclusive, but it does not remove doubt, so that the mind may rest in the sure knowledge of the truth, unless it finds it by the method of experiment.

Roger Bacon

TruthKnowledgeMindRestDoubtMay

I'm generally so disoriented during the week about what I'm doing and where I am - I travel a lot - that when I'm home on a Sunday, I typically try to sleep in as much as I can.

Mike Birbiglia

HomeTravelSleepI AmDoingWeek

I think of myself as being quite affable, approachable, fairly easy to get to know.

Louis Theroux

MyselfThinkEasyKnowBeingGet

Many times, I'd spend the night walking the city streets: the Trevi fountain, in the dark, is so beautiful it moves you, but the Colosseum is my favourite place - you can breathe history there.

Alisson

BeautifulHistoryCityNightWalking

I wouldn't go across the street to see a Bouguereau. His pictures look false; he does not get the truth of what he wishes to represent. His light is not outdoor light; his works are waxy and artificial. They are extremely near being frauds.

Winslow Homer

TruthLightLookPicturesGoStreet

I have never worked with anyone who I hold in higher esteem than Chris Menges. He's an absolute, bona fide, authentic artist.

William Hurt

ArtistNeverHoldAuthenticHigher

I've made a lot of career mistakes. A lot. Actually, a lot of personal ones, too.

Sylvester Stallone

MistakesCareerPersonalMadeToo

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